First name Ebed in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Ebed is the name of the father of Gaal (JDG 9:26), as well as name of descendant of Adin, son of Jonathan who went up with Ezra (EZR 8:6). Meaning of the name: a servant; laborer. Related names are: Gaal, Jeremiah, Abimelech . The translations of Ebed in 25 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Eber in Spanish to Eber in Dutch!
Name Ebed in the world's Bibles
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. (JDG 9:26)
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? (JDG 9:28)
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. (JDG 9:30)
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. (JDG 9:31)
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. (JDG 9:35)
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males. (EZR 8:6)
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; (JER 38:7)
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, (JER 38:8)
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. (JER 38:10)
So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. (JER 38:11)
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. (JER 38:12)
Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. (JER 39:16)

Popularity of the name Ebed in its translations around the world

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